Shahamir Shahamirian

1723 - 1798

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship:  United Kingdom
languages spoken, written or signed:  Armenian
occupation:  writerpublic figure
influenced by:  Movses Baghramyan

Shahamir Shahamirian (Armenian: Շահամիր Շահամիրեան; 1723–1797) was an 18th-century Armenian writer, philosopher, and wealthy merchant in Madras (modern-day Chennai, India). Born in New Julfa, Iran, he moved to India where he became an affluent merchant and an active member of the Armenian community of Madras. In 1771, Shahamirian and his collaborators founded the first Armenian printing press in Madras. In 1787/88, Shahamirian published Vorogayt Parats ("Snare of Glory," published under the name of his son Hakob Shahamirian), which contained a proposed constitution for a future independent Armenian republic. He is thus regarded as the author of the first Armenian constitution. Source: Wikipedia (en)

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